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Learning Support Assistant 1 to 1 (Full or Part Time)

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0HA

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Available working patterns: • Full time: 31.25 hours per week (8:30–15:15), term time plus 5 days • Part time (mornings): 22.5 hours per week (8:30–13:00), term time plus 5 days • Part time (afternoons): 20 hours per week (11:30–15:30), term time plus 5 days
• Contract type: Fixed term - The posts are temporary for the Academic Year 2026/2027 linked to funding.
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary Grade A1/B1 Scale Points 3-6 £24,796 - £25,989 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key responsibilities:

• Provide targeted support 1:1 and in small groups to pupils with SEND, ensuring safety and access to learning
• Support development and delivery of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and personal care programmes (including intimate care where required)
• Promote pupil independence, self-esteem and positive behaviour using agreed strategies
• Record and report pupil progress to teachers and SENDCo
• Prepare resources and assist classroom staff
• Build positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues and contribute to the school’s Catholic ethos

The role will require you to work under the guidance of the SENDCo, Headteacher and class teacher and to participate in training and school life (including lunchtimes, trips and collective worship).

The successful candidates will have:

• Recent experience supporting primary-aged pupils, ideally with SEND, in an education setting
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to build warm, respectful relationships with pupils and families
• The ability to work well as part of a team and to use your initiative when supporting learning activities
• Good basic literacy and numeracy and confidence with everyday classroom technology (Word, Excel, online resources)
• A calm, patient approach to behaviour management and a commitment to promoting pupils’ independence and dignity
• A commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and the school’s Catholic ethos

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• Well-behaved, enthusiastic, and motivated children
• A warm, professional and supportive staff team who put pupils at the centre of everything we do
• Clear leadership and strong commitment to professional development and CPD tailored to SEND practice
• CPD opportunities to best practice for children with SEND
• The chance to make a measurable impact on pupils’ lives and learning within a diverse community
• Strong and effective partnerships with parents/carers and the local community
• A supportive and experienced senior leadership team
• A committed, supportive, and engaged team of governors
• A values-driven workplace rooted in Catholic social teaching and a culture of mutual respect
  

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Are you a compassionate, skilled practitioner who believes every pupil can thrive?

Join Corpus Christi — a welcoming, diverse Catholic primary school where “Excellence and enjoyment with Christ at our centre” shapes everything we do. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to pupils with SEND by providing high-quality 1:1 and small-group support within a close-knit, virtues-driven community.

We are recruiting Learning Support Assistants to work on a 1:1 basis and in small groups to support pupils with additional learning needs, including pupils with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans in our internal alternative provision.

Commitment to safeguarding

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is committed to ensuring a vigilant and safe school culture so as to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment by working within an agreed code of conduct. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and we will require proof of identity and relevant qualifications prior to the appointment being made according to the Local Authority’s policy on safeguarding children and safer recruitment. Please note that employment references must be from the most senior person in the organisation.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

CCPS-SEND-Learning_Assistant_Job Description-Person-Specification-June-2026.pdf - 362 KB (opens in new tab)

About Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 275 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School website
• Email address: admin@corpusprimaryleeds.org
• Phone number: 01132483095
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-leeds

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is a 1.5 form entry school with a record of high standards and high expectations based on our vision of ‘Excellence and Enjoyment with Christ at our Centre.’ Our school is a loving, thriving and vibrant community which encourages children to grow morally, spiritually, socially and intellectually. Ofsted June 2022 said, "Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. Pupils consistently display high standards of behaviour and conduct. The high expectations that pupils have for themselves and each other underpin the calm, purposeful and respectful environment across the school." Our Catholic Life permeates all aspects of school life. This was validated by our RE Inspection in December 2017 which judged us to be an outstanding. It is also an excellent school for staff at all levels to develop professionally.

Arranging a visit to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@corpusprimaryleeds.org.

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